2020-1-29 11:32 |
The proposed changes to two gambling bills will help game devs continue the controversial practice of baking in loot boxes into games. The post Gamers Will Hate Washington’s Proposals for Loot Box Gambling Laws appeared first on CCN.com origin »
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The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee today released their conclusions from their investigation into addictive game mechanics. While the report is a long one not solely focused on games or loot boxes, the committee firmly condemns the use of such mechanics, in spite of attempts by gaming reps to spin them the other way.
2019-9-14 22:46 | |
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The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) parliamentary committee has said that video game loot boxes are gambling. The commission also suggested that the notorious industry practice should be banned for games that are available to children.
2019-9-14 09:56 | |
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The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) parliamentary committee has said that video game loot boxes are gambling. The commission also suggested that the notorious industry practice should be banned for games that are available to children.
2019-9-13 09:56 | |
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The three big console makers have just pledged to put an end to the “gambling” aspect of lootboxes, meaning the gaming industry might finally put this whole shady moneymaking operation behind us — and not a moment too soon.
2019-8-9 20:24 | |
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Players of Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm noticed something in the latest patch notes: the developers were removing the ability to buy loot boxes with real money. Given the battle that game publishers are fighting with officials across the globe over loot boxes, it’s possible this is an sign of things to come — an experiment Blizzard is running with one of its smaller games that could prevent trouble for its bigger ones, and gauge how an invested community of gamers will respond.
2019-3-26 19:20 | |
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The number of children with gambling problems has “quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just two years”, according to recent reports. The alarming figures come from the UK Gambling Commission’s latest annual statistics, which showed that the prevalence of problem gambling among children had risen to 1.
2018-12-10 16:30 | |
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The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday joined the ongoing battle of attrition between regulators and game developers over the thorny topic of loot boxes. Last we heard about loot box legislation, a collection of European regulators were teaming up to investigate loot boxes and other maybe-kinda-sorta gambling practices, with one American entity joining in: the Washington State Gaming Commission.
2018-11-28 20:34 | |
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In a noteworthy move for the cryptocurrency sector, crypto supporter and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of San Francisco-based exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong, has met with United States Senators to advocate for a more consistent and more lucid regulation of digital assets.
The Washington State DFI has issued a public alert over an alleged $310,000 crypto scam scheme involving a crypto exchange. The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Securities Division, has received a complaint after an investor failed to withdraw…
A huge tax on BTC miners didn’t make it into a deal to resolve the battle, and a separate provision might actually (unintentionally) help them.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has announced intentions to expand its ministry and support 139 parishes and regional initiatives for the needy by accepting crypto donations. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Partners With Engiven The donations will be accepted through Engiven, an enterprise donation platform that uses the blockchain to assist non-profits access cryptocurrency donations to further their cause.
A D.C. court denied a motion to dismiss claims that Michael Saylor failed to pay personal income taxes, with a status conference on the matter scheduled for March.
Coinbase remains a leader in lobbying expenditure for the sixth year, but Binance.US is accelerating its efforts.